Climate change is happening.

For many Americans, adapting to new climate regimes means developing new expertise. Decision
makers across the nation are learning to use data and tools to manage their climate-related risks and
opportunities​.

-- U.S. Climate Resilience Team

It's happening

Climate change is happening. The United States and the world are warming, global sea level is
rising, and
some types of extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more severe. These
changes
have already
resulted in a wide range of impacts across every region of the country and many sectors of
the
economy.
Accordingly, individuals, communities and agencies needs reliable scientific data and
analysis
about current
and future changes, impacts, and effective response options.

Based on the present impacts of climate change, confirmed by the third National Climate
Assessment in 2014,
the President established the State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness
and
Resilience. The Administration announced the City of Houston as one of two launch sites to
commit to
Preparedness Pilots. NASA and other key Federal agencies support the Pilot by evaluating their
own climate
change risks to operations and missions. This Toolkit analyzes the interdependencies and
vulnerabilities
associated with the impacts of climate change. It enables useful data and other best practices
to inform
everyone’s climate management approaches, making all the plans more robust. The collaboration
produced by
this effort will continue to benefit the City of Houston and our respective agencies for years
to come.